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Optimization of Point-Shear Wave Elastography by Skin-to-Liver Distance to Assess Liver Fibrosis in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Background: Obesity is a primary limiting factor in liver stiffness measurement (LSM). The impact of obesity has always been evaluated in terms of body mass index (BMI), without studying the effects of skin-to-liver distance (SLD) on LSM. We studied the impact of SLD on LSM in a cohort of obese pati...

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Autores principales: Giuffrè, Mauro, Giuricin, Michela, Bonazza, Deborah, Rosso, Natalia, Giraudi, Pablo José, Masutti, Flora, Palmucci, Stefano, Basile, Antonio, Zanconati, Fabrizio, de Manzini, Nicolò, Tiribelli, Claudio, Palmisano, Silvia, Crocè, Lory Saveria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7601552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33036418
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10100795